Measles epidemic

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If parents had been allowed to choose single jabs rather than the MMR, the recent outbreak of measles may have been avoided

Sir, The measles epidemic in Wales (report,
Apr 8) has been blamed on parents’ not immunising their children, in the
light of the now-discredited Wakefield findings regarding a possible
MMR-autism link. What is forgotten is the NHS’s part in this epidemic due to
the policies of the Labour Government.

After Dr Wakefield’s findings were published many parents feared the possible
adverse effects of the triple vaccine but found that individual immunisation
shots, as had been previously available on the NHS, were no longer available.

After several public health and food safety scandals at that time, parents
might be forgiven for being